Real Estate News & Articles

2006-08-28

Other INDUSTRY UPDATE Bottom line is that there is a rebate of 36% of the GST for properties up to $350,000 whether it is owner occupied or rented. The rebate reduces as the purchase increases and there is no rebate on properties over $450,…

2006-08-26

Daniel Tencer Sun OTTAWA -- Arturas Petronis and Moshe Szyf know a little something about the fads of science. As pioneers in the budding field of study known as epigenetics, they took their share of abuse for supporting scientific theories…

2006-08-26

PROPERTY I Developers focus on new concept as a route for baby boomers to own slice of vacation real estate Derek Penner Sun Developers focus on new concept as a route for baby boomers to own slice of vacation real estate. Photograph by : V…

2006-08-26

TECHNOLOGY I Organizer says companies need to talk to each other Gillian Shaw Sun Caroline Lewko, founder of the Wireless Innovation Network of British Columbia, is going global with a new organization that will bring together researchers, …

2006-08-26

Sun 1) APPLE WIRELESS MIGHTY MOUSE, $79. We've always found the freedom provided by a wireless mouse was the freedom to accidentally drop it in our wastepaper basket, but that's just us. Others have been hankering after a wireless version t…

2006-08-26

ECONOMY I Canada would need lower taxes and interest rates, bank economist says Eric Beauchesne Sun OTTAWA -- The odds of a U.S. recession have increased dramatically, a Canadian bank economist is warning. And if the U.S. does see a prolong…

2006-08-26

LIFESTYLE I They are changing the makeup of resort towns, study says Michael Kane Sun Tourists who come to play and then go away have sustained B.C. towns like Whistler, Kelowna and Qualicum Beach for decades. Now some tourists are becoming…

2006-08-26

Karen Turner Sun A shed is a convenient storage spot for pool accessories and garden tools. Photograph by : Julie Oliver, CanWest News Service Jackson, 11, Avery, 6, and Nolan, 10, leap into the family's new salt-water swimming pool -- thei…

2006-08-24

Offering personal dispensers a world's first Wendy McLellan Province Oxia's Bryce Margetts imagines a world where the subtle pick-me-up of oxygen is as available as the ever-present bottled water. Photograph by : Sam Leung, The Province It …

2006-08-24

Mia Stainsby Sun Guests at Vogue Chinese Cuisine at 3779 Sexsmith in Richmond enjoy some of the unique dishes offered there. Photograph by : Steve Bosch, Vancouver Sun The Zest Japanese Cuisine restaurant brings a refined touch to the izaka…

2006-08-24

Owners Michael and Pauline Soh bring cross-cultural cuisine from Malaysia and Singapore to Burrard Street Mia Sta Sun Michael (centre), Pauline and Nelson Soh with some of the offerings at their Orchid Delight restaurant on Burrard Street n…

2006-08-24

Kitanoya Guu With Otokame in Gastown joins Raku and Guu with Garlic as intimate hangouts Mia Stainsby Sun Sharad Arora and Malani De Leon enjoy some saki before a sashimi salad at Kitanoya Guu With Otokamae in Gastown. Photograph by : Stuar…

2006-08-24

LakeStone will feature 1,400 luxury homes and a golf course Bruce Constantineau Sun The view over Okanagan Lake from LakeStone site. Photograph by : Vancouver Sun, Handout photo Vancouver-based 20/20 Group Inc. announced this week it will d…

2006-08-23

Noelle Knox USA Today WASHINGTON — Existing home sales posted an unexpectedly sharp drop last month to the lowest level since January 2004 and home prices fell in all regions of the country but the South, the National Association of R…

2006-08-22

Record increase indicative of B.C's economic growth, long-term job prospects Paul Luke Province Construction continued yesterday on the $615-million Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre. Photograph by : Ric Ernst, The Province Constru…

2006-08-22

Total is up $10.3 billion from last quarter Derrick Penner Sun The value of large-scale construction plans hit a dizzying $102-billion on British Columbia's latest major projects inventory, a $10.3-billion increase from the last quarterly t…

2006-08-20

STAYING LOCAL: Majority of B.C. property bought by Lower Mainland retirees Ashley Ford Province Prices are up and more B.C. property is being sold to cash-rich Albertans. Photograph by : The Canadian Press So just who is buying up B.C. prop…

2006-08-20

Ashley Ford Province They are the new force in the B.C. housing market. Armed with assets and better health than their mothers and fathers, retirees are leaving the urban jungle for the fresher climes of smaller towns and communities across…

2006-08-20

BYLAWS: Some -- like age restrictions --don't apply to everyone Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: We purchased a townhouse in the Shuswap region for summer family use and as a rental investment. The strata corporation have now passe…

2006-08-20

BYLAWS: Some -- like age restrictions --don't apply to everyone Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: We purchased a townhouse in the Shuswap region for summer family use and as a rental investment. The strata corporation have now passe…

2006-08-19

Organizers of the 2010 Winter Olympics have learned the hard way Jeff Lee Sun Vanoc CEO John Furlong and his executive team have had to cope with a myriad of scenarios since winning the bid for the 2010 Olympics, including rising costs and …

2006-08-19

William Boei Sun Joseph Lee's business, the Flamingo House Chinese restaurant, is suffering the effects of Canada Line construction -- and he's just one of a number of local employers who have endured disruption. Photograph by : Glenn Baglo…

2006-08-18

Proceeds of parking-lot sale will pay for renovations to centre John Bermingham Province Concord Pacific Group’s artist rendering looks ahead to 2008 and the completion of the developer’s TV One and TV Two condo towers complemen…

2006-08-18

Gwen Preston Sun Prisoners will soon be making kitchen cabinets and bathroom counters for an affordable-housing development in Burnaby. The 27-unit townhouse project is being built by the Vancouver office of Habitat for Humanity, an interna…